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I think you're saying that because a century ago some people oppressed other people (in America?), therefore free speech was never protected. If that's what yo
by putzdown 3y ago
I think you're saying that because a century ago some people oppressed other people (in America?), therefore free speech was never protected.
If that's what you're saying, I don't see that the conclusion follows from the premise. It is possible for a society to protect free speech in general but to fail to protect it in specific instances. That's a deplorable inconsistency for a society to have, but it doesn't make free speech a "myth". It makes it an inconsistently protected right.
And, if that's what you're saying about 100 years ago, then what is your point about the present? If the idea of free speech is a good thing, then let's make it not "a myth" by supporting it. If the idea of free speech is a bad thing, then let's crush it and silence everyone we disagree with. But what are you saying? How is it being "a myth" relevant?
- mouse_ 3y agoInconsistently protected rights are not "rights".
- putzdown 3y agoYou must surely realize that your statement is nonsense. If it were true then there would be no rights. No right or law is ever protected with perfect consistency. The right to life, the right to make personal choices, the right to determine one's own identity—whatever right you may believe in, it is never protected consistently. All rights are "inconsistently protected." Therefore, by your statement, there are no rights. Are you saying you disbelieve in rights altogether?
- mouse_ 3y agoCorrect. The power structure and its "rights" exist exclusively to protect themselves.
- putzdown 3y agoSo, to make sure I understand, you’re saying that there are no rights, and no one should have any rights. So if a government declares that it can imprison anyone indefinitely for any reason at any time, that’s a good thing. There is no right protecting people’s freedom. Governments can and should be able to do anything they want. Is that it?